Chapter Eighteen: Enigma Upon Enigma, Sacred Sword Across the Sky

  Demon Emperor's Territory

  Lu Shao Yu darted between the dense and lush ancient trees, although these ancient trees gave Lu Shao Yu a strange feeling, he still plucked up his courage to dash towards the depths of the forbidden zone. Since entering the forbidden zone, Lu Shao Yu carefully observed that there was one place different from the outside world - the air here seemed to be filled with a kind of mist. White, extremely thin, and faintly floating in the air, it was somewhat similar to the dissolution he had learned in his previous life. However, this anti-physical phenomenon did not attract much attention from Lu Shao Yu, because since coming to this world, his so-called atheism had long been thrown into some unknown corner.

  Compared to the outside world, this place seems to have a more indescribable feeling, somewhat similar to desolation, but also with a hint of bleakness. Lu Shao-yu has named it "desolate", which is both a feeling and a physical appearance. Along the way, Lu Shao-yu hasn't seen any spiritual medicine at all, let alone rare treasures. In the past, if he were in a smaller dimensional realm, there would already be piles of spiritual medicine, although these medicines were guarded by powerful fierce beasts, but at least they existed. Compared to here, it's completely different. Every life form here is filled with desolate energy, and those lush plants that seem full of vitality appear withered, rotten, and almost devoid of any vitality in Lu Shao-yu's eyes.

  "Nothing at all!?" Lu Shaoyou's two sword-like eyebrows furrowed tightly, forming a faint "川" shape. "Abnormal! It's really too abnormal! As the saying goes, 'when things go against the norm, there must be evil', and the more abnormal this place is, the more dangerous it becomes." Lu Shaoyou flew for about half an hour, but found not a single living creature! Not even snakes, insects, rats, or ants!

  Lu Shao felt as if a gloomy and deadly aura was surrounding him, and he couldn't help but secretly wipe the sweat from his palms.

  "Ah... are we finally approaching the core area of the forest?! Hmm... what's that?! Lü Shaoyou accelerated his flight speed while operating the Nameless Technique to its limits, a faint aura of light enveloping him in all directions as a precaution. Suddenly, a blindingly intense light flashed before his eyes, forcing Lü Shaoyou to squint and scan his surroundings, at the same time his Qi suddenly burst out in all directions!"

  Desert! It's all desert! The core of a large forest is actually quicksand! Just as Lu Shao was still in shock, his divine sense was suddenly and violently shaken by a copper wall and iron wall!

  When——

  A loud and intense sound wave came, Lu Shaoyou only felt a terrifying force crushing his divine consciousness! The huge sound of the Hongzhong Dalu drum stirred up a fierce spiritual storm in Lu Shaoyou's sea of consciousness! Before Lu Shaoyou could react, he was already trapped in an endless illusion. At the same time, the white gas that had just been quietly surrounding the silent forest suddenly boiled up and surged towards Lu Shaoyou, forming a whirlpool similar to a nebula!

  Inside, Lu Shao-yu only felt a surge of iron and blood, war and slaughter, as if he had been drawn into a painting of carnage on all sides. On one side were massive men with bulging muscles, wielding battle-axes like demons or gods, their terrifying aura bursting forth from their bodies. Lu Shao-yu clearly sensed that even the slightest fraction of this energy could crush him to death! On the other side was an elite army, and it seemed as though they were engaged in a fierce battle, but due to the chaos, Lu Shao-yu couldn't see very clearly, and could only rely on his intuition to sense that these gods or immortals possessed abilities that were truly earth-shattering. At this moment, Lu Shao-yu felt his entire body's blood boiling over, as if he was a hydrogen balloon rapidly expanding. In his heart, Lu Shao-yu screamed: "Stop! Stop!" But very quickly, he discovered the tragic truth - he had completely lost control of his own body! Not even he himself knew why! Just as Lu Shao-yu's physical form was on the verge of collapse, a golden divine sword slashed down from the sky, seemingly traversing millennia and yet appearing right before him. This single sword brought with it an enormous shadow that swept across the horizon, causing space to shatter, time to collapse, continents to sink, stars to fall, and a terrifying power that directly shattered all attacks, hurtling towards Lu Shao-yu!

  "Boom——" Just as the giant sword was about to fall on Lu Shaoyou's body, it suddenly shifted and thrust towards a mysterious point in the void. A loud crash and a muffled hum echoed through the air before instantly disappearing. Lu Shaoyou's physical body felt a sudden relief, but his heart sank with an unbearable weight, as if he had been calculated by someone without even realizing it! However, he didn't have even a hint of reaction.

  "Ah...?! What's going on?! Lu Shaoyou suddenly stood up, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His whole body shook violently, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down from his forehead. "What kind of thing is this...?! It can actually suppress a cultivator's divine sense! It almost made my foundation-stage divine sea collapse! How terrifying! Indeed, it's a demonic evil. I didn't expect there to be such a restriction here! Clearly, the person who planned this knew about this restriction and deliberately triggered this crisis. But who could have such cultivation...?! Such a big shot wouldn't need to deal with me like this; they could just crush me to death with one finger. Yet, they used this trick instead... it's really... puzzling."

  Just as Lu Shao was still thinking, a strange and deep feeling surged up to his heart. Lu Shao raised his head with a sense of something, the golden holy sword had already disappeared without a trace. Those killing gods, war gods, and immortals seemed to have all dispersed one by one. Everything returned to calmness again, but Lu Shao could clearly feel that there was a pair of eyes piercing through the universe's vast expanse, lightly gazing at him across the cycles of time.

  Lu Shao felt a vast, profound, majestic, noble, ancient, and weathered aura emanating from those pupils, but most importantly, there was a kind of benevolence! Yes, that's the one. It was similar to the gaze his mother had given him before she passed away, but this aura was even more grand and sorrowful, with a hint of teaching and enlightening all living beings.

  "You, not, are a senior... Who is it?" Lu Shaoyou said in a low voice, he could feel that the gaze still existed. At this moment, if someone was observing beside Lu Shaoyou, they would be stunned. Lu Shaoyou was bathed in a faint golden light, holy and dignified, but his motionless conversation with the void greatly destroyed this sacred feeling, giving people a sense of absurdity, like a fool sitting there, making people feel a holy aura.

  Lu Shao's eyes stared blankly into the void, waiting for a response, but got nothing. Those eyes remained like that, gazing at him faintly.

  "Kid, don't look anymore. With the way you're looking, all you can see is homosexuality." A lazy voice suddenly sounded from behind Lu Shaoyou.